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Chunyan Wang, Ballwin, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140302497GENE CONTROLLING FRUIT COLOR PHENOTYPE IN PALM - Methods, compositions, and kits for predicting and controlling fruit color in palm.10-09-2014

Dafu Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110296556POLYNUCLEOTIDE MOLECULES FOR GENE REGULATION IN PLANTS - This invention provides polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating genes in plants, e.g., by providing RNA for systemic regulation of genes. Various aspects of the invention provide polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating endogenous genes and transgenes in a plant cell and polynucleotide molecules.12-01-2011
20130047297POLYNUCLEOTIDE MOLECULES FOR GENE REGULATION IN PLANTS - This invention provides polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating genes in plants, e. g., by providing RNA for systemic regulation of genes. Various aspects of the invention provide polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating endogenous genes and transgenes in a plant cell and polynucleotide molecules.02-21-2013
20140018241Polynucleotide Molecules for Gene Regulation in Plants - This invention provides polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating genes in plants, e.g., by providing RNA for systemic regulation of genes. Various aspects of the invention provide polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating endogenous genes and transgenes in a plant cell and polynucleotide molecules.01-16-2014
20140057789Polynucleotide Molecules for Gene Regulation in Plants - This invention provides polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating genes in plants, e.g., by providing RNA for systemic regulation of genes. Various aspects of the invention provide polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating endogenous genes and transgenes in a plant cell and polynucleotide molecules.02-27-2014

Patent applications by Dafu Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Dafu Wang, Chesterfield, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130067618METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR WEED CONTROL - The present invention provides novel compositions for use to enhance weed control. Specifically, the present invention provides for methods and compositions that modulate acetolactate synthase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control.03-14-2013
20130097726METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR WEED CONTROL - The present invention provides novel compositions for use to enhance weed control. Specifically, the present invention provides for methods and compositions that modulate 4-hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate-dioxygenase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control.04-18-2013
20130288895METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR WEED CONTROL - Provided are novel compositions for use in herbicide activity. Specifically, methods and compositions that modulate 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase in plant species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control.10-31-2013

Fengtang Wang, Ballwin, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120092494DIRECTED ATTENTION DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDATION - Some embodiments include incorporating detailed snapshots of targeted areas of interest into a video or digitized recording of an overall scene. In some embodiments, a single fixed high-resolution scene camera or a fixed standard resolution scene camera of analog or IP connected type is used. The scene camera can be co-located with at least one pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera or used in a mode where less than full resolution of the scene camera is used for video but full resolution snapshots of areas are captured by the same camera. The area of interest is selected by the object-tracking feature of an intelligent video system, operated without human intervention, by electronically-implemented identification of the existence of area-specific subjects or targets of interest in the scene image field.04-19-2012

Geliang Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130310585METHOD FOR INCREASING PLANT OIL PRODUCTION - The present invention provides a new and improved method for increasing plant seed oil content by seed-specific manipulation of PLD ζ expression The inventive method is applicable to a variety of plant species, such as 11-21-2013

Hanzheng Wang, Rolla, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140314375CAPILLARY WALL COUPLED WHISPERING GALLERY MODE MICRORESONATOR - A microresonator structure comprises a waveguide and a microsphere. The waveguide is of elongated cylindrical shape and includes a first section of optical transmission material and a cavity section axially aligned with the first section. The cavity section includes a first cavity and a second cavity. The first cavity is adjacent to the first section and includes a first sidewall of optical transmission material with an inner surface that tapers inward to an apex positioned adjacent to the first section. The second cavity is positioned adjacent to the first cavity of hollow cylindrical shape and includes a circumferential second sidewall of optical transmission material that abuts the first sidewall. The microsphere has a spherical outer surface and is positioned within the cavity section such that the outer surface contacts a portion of the first sidewall and a portion of the second sidewall.10-23-2014

Heping Wang, Rolla, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120034419METHODS OF PRODUCING STRUCTURES USING A DEVELOPER-SOLUBLE LAYER WITH MULTILAYER TECHNOLOGY - Methods of forming microelectronic structures using multilayer processes are disclosed. The methods comprise the use of a developer-soluble protective layer adjacent the substrate surface in a multilayer stack to protect the substrate during pattern transfer. After etching, the pattern is transferred into the developer-soluble protective layer using a developer instead of etching required by previous methods. Conventional developer-soluble anti-reflective coatings and gap-fill materials can be used to form the protective layer. Custom layers with developer solubility can also be prepared. Microelectronic structures formed by the above processes are also disclosed.02-09-2012
20120043280IONIC REMOVAL PROCESS USING FILTER MODIFICATION BY SELECTIVE INORGANIC ION EXCHANGER EMBEDMENT - New methods of removing impurities from solvent-based compositions using inorganic particle-embedded filters and an ion exchange process are provided. The methods comprise passing a composition through a filter embedded with inorganic particles to yield a filtered composition. Filters comprising filtration media embedded with inorganic particles and methods of producing the same are also provided.02-23-2012
20120308835FLUORINATED POLYIMIDES WITH FLUORENE CARDO STRUCTURE AS OPTICAL MATERIALS THAT HAVE LOW ABSOLUTE THERMO-OPTIC COEFFICIENTS - The present invention provides new polyimide materials suitable for use in optically transparent fiber composites, ribbon composites, and optical communications applications. The polyimide compounds include monomeric repeat units comprising a fluorinated moiety and a fluorene cardo structure. The polyimides exhibit good optical transparency and have a low absolute thermo-optic coefficient (|dn/dT|).12-06-2012

Huai Wang, Chesterfield, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110247094Transgenic Plants with Enhanced Agronomic Traits - This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.10-06-2011
20120005773TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED AGRONOMIC TRAITS - This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced trait.01-05-2012
20130145493Transgenic Plants with Enhanced Agronomic Traits - This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits06-06-2013
20130298281TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED AGRONOMIC TRAITS - This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.11-07-2013
20150135372Transgenic Plants With Enhanced Agronomic Traits - This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.05-14-2015
20150197764TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED AGRONOMIC TRAITS - This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced trait.07-16-2015

Patent applications by Huai Wang, Chesterfield, MO US

Jane Wang, Wildwood, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120171116Arginase Inhibitors and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention includes arginase enzyme inhibitors, compositions comprising these arginase inhibitors, and methods of treating or diagnosing conditions characterized either by abnormally high arginase activity or abnormally low nitric oxide levels in a mammal, comprising administering compositions of the invention to the mammal.07-05-2012

Jane L. Wang, Wildwood, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
201001134657-AZASPIRO[3.5]NONANE-7-CARBOXAMIDE COMPOUNDS - Provided herein are 7-azaspiro[3.5]nonane-7-carboxamide compounds and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds useful in treating diseases or conditions associated with fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity, conditions including including acute pain, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, nociceptive pain, inflammatory pain, cancer and cancer pain, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus, diabetes, allergic asthma, vascular inflammation, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, emesis, cognitive disorders, anxiety, depression, sleeping disorders, eating disorders, movement disorders, glaucoma, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular disorders, brain injury, gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension, or cardiovascular disease.05-06-2010

Jen C. Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090176878GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS AND SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE - The invention encompasses a method for identifying subjects at risk for substance dependence by detecting the presence of polymorphism in the CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 gene cluster and the CHRNA4 gene. The invention also encompasses determining the response of a subject to a therapeutic substance, treating substance dependence in a subject, and evaluating the response of a subject to a substance cessation treatment.07-09-2009

Jen-Chyong C. Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110143344GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS AND SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE - The invention encompasses methods for identifying subjects at risk for substance dependence by detecting the presence of polymorphism in the CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 gene cluster and the CHRNA4 gene. The invention also encompasses determining the response of a subject to a therapeutic substance, treating substance dependence in a subject, and evaluating the response of a subject to a substance cessation treatment.06-16-2011

Jeremy Donald Wang, Frontenac, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080299050TOPICAL THERAPIES FOR ORAL MUCOSITIS AND OTHER CONDITIONS - A method for treating oral mucositis in a subject comprises topically administering to an oral mucosal surface of the subject phenyloin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in an amount effective to inhibit mucosal degeneration or promote mucosal regeneration, and optionally an analgesic agent in an amount effective, in combination with the phenyloin or salt thereof, to reduce pain associated with the oral mucositis. The phenyloin or salt thereof and optionally the analgesic agent can be administered in a pharmaceutical composition comprising an excipient vehicle suitable for intraoral administration, said composition being bioadhesive to an oral mucosal surface, for example having at least one non-lipoidal internal phase and at least one lipoidal external phase that is bioadhesive to said surface.12-04-2008

Jianmin Wang, Rolla, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130153494METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT - Described herein are methods and devices for biologically treating water and/or wastewater. The methods and devices for treating waste water may be enhanced using an air-lift device which moves water and/or solids using volumes of air. This device can provide occasional surges of water using large bubbles which are able to move great volume of liquid while minimizing dissolved oxygen transfer to the surrounding liquid. Use of the devices and processes herein provides a simple, eloquent approach to waste water treatment with less operation and maintenance costs than conventional devices and/or processes.06-20-2013
20140158614METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, AND WASTE TREATMENT - Described herein are methods and devices for biologically treating water and/or wastewater. The methods and devices for treating wastewater may be enhanced using an surge lifting device which moves water and/or solids using volumes of air (for liquid transfer and mixing) and the automatic sludge return mechanism, combined with alternating aeration on and off operation to achieve comprehensive nitrogen and phosphorus removal. This surge lifting device can provide occasional surges of water using large bubbles which are able to move great volume of liquid while minimizing dissolved oxygen transfer to the surrounding liquid. Use of the devices and processes herein provides a simple, eloquent approach to wastewater treatment with less operation and maintenance costs than conventional devices and/or processes. The same surge lifting device can also be installed in an anaerobic digester, and use the biogas generated below the device to automatically mix the digester, without external energy input.06-12-2014

Jianying Wang, Columbia, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130326736NEMATODE RESISTANT CROPS - Methods of inhibiting plant parasitic nematodes, methods of obtaining transgenic plants useful for inhibiting such nematodes, and transgenic plants that are resistant to plant parasitic nematodes through inhibition of plant nematode CLE peptide receptor genes are provided. Methods for expressing genes at plant parasitic nematode feeding sites with plant nematode CLE peptide receptor gene promoters are also provided, along with nematode CLE peptide receptor gene promoters that are useful for expressing genes in nematode feeding sites as well as transgenic plants and nematode resistant transgenic plants comprising the promoters.12-05-2013
20140298537Crop Resistance to Nematodes - Methods of inhibiting plant parasitic nematodes, methods of obtaining transgenic plants useful for inhibiting such nematodes, and transgenic plants that are resistant to plant parasitic nematodes through inhibition of plant nematode CLE peptide receptor genes are provided. Methods for expressing genes at plant parasitic nematode feeding sites with plant nematode CLE peptide receptor gene promoters are also provided, along with nematode CLE peptide receptor gene promoters that are useful for expressing genes in nematode feeding sites as well as transgenic plants and nematode resistant transgenic plants comprising the promoters.10-02-2014

Kang Le Wang, Rolla, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120034419METHODS OF PRODUCING STRUCTURES USING A DEVELOPER-SOLUBLE LAYER WITH MULTILAYER TECHNOLOGY - Methods of forming microelectronic structures using multilayer processes are disclosed. The methods comprise the use of a developer-soluble protective layer adjacent the substrate surface in a multilayer stack to protect the substrate during pattern transfer. After etching, the pattern is transferred into the developer-soluble protective layer using a developer instead of etching required by previous methods. Conventional developer-soluble anti-reflective coatings and gap-fill materials can be used to form the protective layer. Custom layers with developer solubility can also be prepared. Microelectronic structures formed by the above processes are also disclosed.02-09-2012
20120308835FLUORINATED POLYIMIDES WITH FLUORENE CARDO STRUCTURE AS OPTICAL MATERIALS THAT HAVE LOW ABSOLUTE THERMO-OPTIC COEFFICIENTS - The present invention provides new polyimide materials suitable for use in optically transparent fiber composites, ribbon composites, and optical communications applications. The polyimide compounds include monomeric repeat units comprising a fluorinated moiety and a fluorene cardo structure. The polyimides exhibit good optical transparency and have a low absolute thermo-optic coefficient (|dn/dT|).12-06-2012

Lidai Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140142404SINGLE-CELL LABEL-FREE PHOTOACOUSTIC FLOWOXIGRAPHY IN VIVO - A single-RBC photoacoustic flowoxigraphy (FOG) device is described that delivers laser pulses of two different wavelengths separated by a pulse separation period of about 20 μs. This separation period is sufficiently brief to enable pulses of two different wavelengths to illuminate the same single moving RBC. The acoustic signals elicited by the single RBC in response to the laser pulses of two different wavelengths may be analyzed using pulse oximetry methods similar to those described herein above to simultaneously determine a variety of functional parameters.05-22-2014

Lihong Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120275262SECTION-ILLUMINATION PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY WITH ULTRASONIC ARRAY DETECTION - Imaging systems, probes for imaging systems, and methods for noninvasive imaging are disclosed. In one example, a probe for use with an imaging system includes a slit configured to spatially filter a light beam from a light source. The probe includes a focusing device configured to cylindrically focus the spatially filtered light beam into an object, and an ultrasound transducer array configured to detect a photoacoustic signal emitted by the object in response to the cylindrically focused light beam.11-01-2012
20120307250OPTICAL TIME REVERSAL BY ULTRASONIC ENCODING IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - Generating an optical-phase conjugation of ultrasonically-modulated diffuse light emitted by a scattering medium includes illuminating the medium with a light beam from a coherent light source, modulating the diffuse light transmitted through the medium with an ultrasonic wave focused on a region of interest within the medium, and retro-reflectively illuminating the medium using a phase-conjugated copy of the diffuse light that was ultrasonically modulated.12-06-2012
20140028899IMAGING USING METAMATERIALS - A system for imaging an object is provided. The system includes a light source configured to emit light having a predetermined wavelength towards the object. The system further includes a metalens including a metallic film having a plurality of slits defined therethrough, the plurality of slits having a width a and a periodicity d that are both less than the predetermined wavelength, wherein the object is positioned between the light source and the metalens. The system further includes a detector configured to acquire measurements indicative of light transmitted through the metalens, and a computing device communicatively coupled to the detector and configured to reconstruct an image of the object based on the acquired measurements.01-30-2014
20140356897IN VIVO LABEL-FREE HISTOLOGY BY PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY OF CELL NUCLEI - The present disclosure is directed to methods of non-invasively imaging cell nuclei. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to methods of imaging cell nuclei in vivo using ultraviolet photoacoustic microscopy (UV-PAM), in which ultraviolet light is used to excite unlabeled DNA and RNA in cell nuclei to produce photoacoustic waves.12-04-2014
20150185187MULTI-FOCUS OPTICAL-RESOLUTION PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY WITH ULTRASONIC ARRAY DETECTION - A probe for use with an imaging system, including a scanning device configured to receive a first light beam from a light source, a beam-divider configured to split the first light beam into a plurality of second light beams, and a focusing device configured to focus each of the second light beams on respective locations in an object of interest is disclosed.07-02-2015
20150272444COMPACT LASER AND EFFICIENT PULSE DELIVERY FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING - A photoacoustic medical-imaging device includes a wavelength conversion assembly (10-01-2015

Patent applications by Lihong Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Lihong Wang, Creve Coeur, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090138215Photoacoustic Doppler Flow Sensing and Imaging - A method for measuring a fluid flow includes employing small light-absorbing particles as tracers that flow at the same speed as the fluid, measuring the photoacoustic Doppler shifts of the photoacoustic signals produced by these tracer particles, and determining, from the measurements, information about the flow including one or more of the flow speed, flow profile, and flow direction.05-28-2009
20090171210SONOELECTRIC TOMOGRAPHY USING A FREQUENCY-SWEPT ULTRASONIC WAVE - Sonoelectric tomography to achieve high-resolution bioelectric imaging. Bioelectrical signals originating from various locations in an object are ultrasonically encoded to carry different frequencies that vary with time via a frequency-swept signal or chirp. The frequency-sweeping parameters are chosen so that no frequencies are duplicated in the medium at any given time. The frequency distribution is decoded, for example, by means of the Fourier transformation to recover a bioelectric image with high spatial resolution. The spatial resolution of the image is defined by the ultrasonic frequency parameters, whereas the image contrast is derived from the bioelectric signals. In an embodiment, an ultrasonic transducer transmits a frequency-swept (e.g., chirped) ultrasonic wave into the region of interest in the tissue. The ultrasonic wave may be focused to achieve high transverse resolution within the focal zone.07-02-2009
20100079768OPTICAL COHERENCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - A system, method, and device for imaging a sample. In embodiments, a light from a low-coherence source or a wavelength-swept source is used to illuminate the sample. Pathlength-resolved intensity profiles of the light reemitted from the sample are recorded and measurements are taken. A reconstruction algorithm is used to invert the pathlength-resolved measurements to form an image.04-01-2010
20100268042CONFOCAL PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY WITH OPTICAL LATERAL RESOLUTION - A confocal photoacoustic microscopy system includes a laser configured to emit a light pulse, a focusing assembly configured to receive the light pulse and to focus the light pulse into an area inside an object, an ultrasonic transducer configured to receive acoustic waves emitted by the object in response to the light pulse, and an electronic system configured to process the acoustic waves and to generate an image of the area inside the object. The focusing assembly is further configured to focus the light pulse on the object in such a way that a focal point of the focusing assembly coincides with a focal point of the at least one ultrasonic transducer.10-21-2010
20110201914Reflection-Mode Photoacoustic Tomography Using A Flexibly-Supported Cantilever Beam - Noninvasively imaging biological tissue using a handheld device. A light pulse is focused into a predetermined area inside an object using a flexibly mounted cantilever beam, acoustic waves emitted by the object in response to the at least one light pulse are detected by a transducer, and an image of the predetermined area inside the object is generated based on a signal generated by the transducer representative of the acoustic waves.08-18-2011
20110251515IMPLANTABLE PRESSURE INDICATOR WITH EXTERNAL INTERROGATION - Observing intracranial physiology includes inserting a bladder at least partially filled with a fluid into a subdural region of interest within a subject, wherein the bladder is coupled in flow communication with a means of indicating a pressure exerted on the bladder within the region of interest. Embodiments also include non-invasively interrogating the means of indicating to determine the pressure exerted on the bladder.10-13-2011
20110275890MINIATURIZED PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING A ROTATABLE REFLECTOR - A reflection-mode photoacoustic endoscope includes a light source configured to emit a light pulse, a signal detection or transmission unit configured to detect or emit an ultrasonic pulse, and a rotatable reflector. The rotatable reflector is configured to reflect at least one of the light pulse and the ultrasonic pulse into a target area of an object, and reflect a response signal to the signal detection unit. The response signal is one of a photoacoustic wave generated by the object responsive to the light pulse and an ultrasonic pulse echo generated by the object responsive to the ultrasonic pulse.11-10-2011
20120204648MULTI-FOCUS OPTICAL-RESOLUTION PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY WITH ULTRASONIC ARRAY DETECTION - A probe for use with an imaging system, including a scanning device configured to receive a first light beam from a light source, a beam-divider configured to split the first light beam into a plurality of second light beams, and a focusing device configured to focus each of the second light beams on respective locations in an object of interest.08-16-2012
20130131576CATHETER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH SHUNT SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A catheter assembly for inserting in a fluid filled space in a body includes a main body having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is positionable within the fluid filled space and the second end portion is adapted to extend outward from the fluid filled space when the first end portion is positioned within the fluid filled space. The catheter assembly also includes a catheter tip that is connected to the second end portion. The catheter tip includes a housing having a cavity defined therein. The catheter tip also includes a rotating element positioned within the cavity. The rotating element is configured to rotate within the cavity to facilitate movement of the first end portion of the main body within the fluid filled space.05-23-2013
20130199299QUANTIFICATION OF OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS USING ACOUSTIC SPECTRA IN PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY - Accurately quantifying optical absorption coefficient using acoustic spectra of photoacoustic signals. Optical absorption is closely associated with many physiological parameters, such as the concentration and oxygen saturation of hemoglobin, and it can be used to quantify the concentrations of non-fluorescent molecules. A sample is illuminated by, for example, a pulsed laser and following the absorption of optical energy, a photoacoustic pressure is generated via thermo-elastic expansion. The acoustic waves then propagate and are detected by a transducer. The optical absorption coefficient of the sample is quantified from spectra of the measured photoacoustic signals. Factors, such as system bandwidth and acoustic attenuation, may affect the quantification but are canceled by dividing the acoustic spectra measured at multiple optical wavelengths.08-08-2013
20130245406CONFOCAL PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY WITH OPTICAL LATERAL RESOLUTION - A method for determining a ratio of hemoglobin absorption within a biological tissue using a handheld device is provided. The method includes focusing at least one light pulse into a predetermined area inside an object using at least one excitation wavelength, wherein a fluorescence signal is based on at least a local excitation optical fluence and properties of fluorophores in the predetermined area. The method further includes receiving a photoacoustic signal emitted by the object in response to the at least one light pulse, the photoacoustic signal being a product of the local excitation optical fluence, an optical absorption coefficient of hemoglobin, and an acoustic detection sensitivity. The method further includes determining the ratio of hemoglobin absorption based on a hemoglobin absorption coefficient that is based at least partially on the fluorescence signal and the photoacoustic signal.09-19-2013
20150272446QUANTIFICATION OF OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS USING ACOUSTIC SPECTRA IN PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY - Accurately quantifying optical absorption coefficient using acoustic spectra of photoacoustic signals. Optical absorption is closely associated with many physiological parameters, such as the concentration and oxygen saturation of hemoglobin, and it can be used to quantify the concentrations of non-fluorescent molecules. A sample is illuminated by, for example, a pulsed laser and following the absorption of optical energy, a photoacoustic pressure is generated via thermo-elastic expansion. The acoustic waves then propagate and are detected by a transducer. The optical absorption coefficient of the sample is quantified from spectra of the measured photoacoustic signals. Factors, such as system bandwidth and acoustic attenuation, may affect the quantification but are canceled by dividing the acoustic spectra measured at multiple optical wavelengths.10-01-2015

Patent applications by Lihong Wang, Creve Coeur, MO US

Lihong V. Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150245771TRANSCRANIAL PHOTOACOUSTIC/THERMOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY BRAIN IMAGING INFORMED BY ADJUNCT IMAGE DATA - Systems and methods of reconstructing photoacoustic imaging data corresponding to a brain of a subject through a skull of a subject utilizing a reconstruction method that incorporates a spatial model of one or more acoustic properties of the brain and skull of the subject derived from an adjunct imaging dataset.09-03-2015

Lihong V. Wang, Creve Coeur, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140142404SINGLE-CELL LABEL-FREE PHOTOACOUSTIC FLOWOXIGRAPHY IN VIVO - A single-RBC photoacoustic flowoxigraphy (FOG) device is described that delivers laser pulses of two different wavelengths separated by a pulse separation period of about 20 μs. This separation period is sufficiently brief to enable pulses of two different wavelengths to illuminate the same single moving RBC. The acoustic signals elicited by the single RBC in response to the laser pulses of two different wavelengths may be analyzed using pulse oximetry methods similar to those described herein above to simultaneously determine a variety of functional parameters.05-22-2014

Lijuan Wang, Wildwood, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090156685(R)-CHIRAL HALOGENATED SUBSTITUTED FUSED HETEROCYCLIC AMINO COMPOUNDS USEFUL FOR INHIBITING CHOLESTEROL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEIN ACTIVITY - The invention relates to substituted aryl and heteroaryl (R)-Chiral Halogenated 1-Substitutedamino-(n+1)-Alkanol compounds useful as inhibitors of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP; plasma lipid transfer protein-I) and compounds, compositions and methods for treating atherosclerosis and other coronary artery diseases. Novel high yield, stereoselective processes for the preparation of the chiral substituted alkanol compounds from chiral and achiral intermediates are described.06-18-2009

Patent applications by Lijuan Wang, Wildwood, MO US

Lijuan Jane Wang, Wildwood, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080261941Biaryl Ether Urea Compounds - The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I)10-23-2008
20110053982ETHER BENZYLIDENE PIPERIDINE 5-MEMBERED ARYL CARBOXAMIDE COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS FAAH INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and their use in the treatment of FAAH-mediated diseases or condition.03-03-2011
20110144159ETHER BENZYLIDENE PIPERIDINE ARYL CARBOXAMIDE COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS FAAH INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) wherein Ar is optionally substituted phenyl or 6-membered heteroaryl moiety, or a benzisoxazole, pyrrolopyridine, or benzotriazole group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; processes for the preparation of the compounds; intermediates used in the preparation of the compounds; compositions containing the compounds; and uses of the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity, including pain, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, emesis, cognitive disorders, anxiety, depression, sleeping disorders, eating disorders, movement disorders, glaucoma, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular disorders, brain injury, gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension, or cardiovascular disease.06-16-2011
201102304931-OXA-8-Azaspiro [4,5] Decabe-8-Carboxamide Compounds as FAAH Inhibitors - Provided herein are 1-oxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decane-8-carboxamide compounds of formula I09-22-2011
20130261129CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - Disclosed herein are chemokine receptor antagonists of formula (I)10-03-2013

Patent applications by Lijuan Jane Wang, Wildwood, MO US

Martha O. Wang, Columbia, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150314039ABSORBANT AND REFLECTING BIOCOMPATIBLE DYES FOR HIGHLY ACCURATE MEDICAL IMPLANTS - A light-polymerizable composition for additive manufacturing of resorbable scaffolds and implants comprising a biocompatible resin. The biocompatible resin includes a combination of photo-initiators or a dye-initiator package tailored to manufacture implants with the desired physical and chemical properties. A dye or other constituent controls between layer (z) resolution of the manufactured part built in an additive manufacturing device. A light absorber or other constituent controls within layer (x-y) resolution of the manufactured part.11-05-2015

Michael X. Wang, Columbia, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140038194Method For Early Detection of Lung Cancer - The invention provides a blood-based noninvasive early lung cancer detection method, which investigates a panel of miRNA levels in a blood or plasma sample. The panel of miRNA includes miR-17, miR-21, miR-24, miR-106a, miR-125b, miR-128, miR-155, miR-182, miR-183, miR-197, miR-199b, miR-203, miR-205, miR-210, miR-221, and a combination thereof. Preferably, the panel of miRNA may include miR-21, miR-128, miR-155, miR-182, miR-183, and miR-197. The inventive method can not only detect stage I lung cancer patients with high accuracy, but also differentiate between all stages of lung cancer patients and lung cancer-free individuals, metastatic and non-metastatic lung cancer patients and monitor the significant changes of miRNA levels during chemotherapy.02-06-2014

Michael Xia Wang, Columbia, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100248228Method for detecting DNA methylation in cancer cells - The present invention provides a detecting method of detecting malignant cells in a patient's specimen or a biological sample. Specifically, the inventive method includes the steps of extracting a genomic DNA, digesting said genomic DNA with one or multiple methylation sensitive restriction enzymes, and amplifying by PCR with one or multiple selected primers. The PCR can be performed in a conventional or a real-time platform. The inventive method can detect leukemia cells in 90% ALL patients at a sensitivity of up to 1009-30-2010
20120202202METHODS FOR DETECTING RARE CIRCULATING CANCER CELLS USING DNA METHYLATION BIOMARKERS - Provided are new and improved methods for detecting circulating tumor cells and tumor cell DNA in patient blood or other biofluid samples. Particular aspects comprise three steps: DNA extraction from patient samples, DNA digestion with multiple selected methylation-sensitive enzymes, and target amplification by a conventional or a real-time PCR with specific probe and/or primers. Also provided are a total of 40 tumor-specific DNA methylation loci as biomarkers having substantial utility and specificity in major types of human malignancies including hematopoietic and solid tumors.08-09-2012

Peter X. Wang, Creve Coeur, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100261904Preparation of Saturated Ketone Morphinan Compounds by Catalytic Isomerization - The present invention provides processes for the preparation of saturated ketone morphinan compounds by catalytic isomerization. In particular, the invention provides processes for the conversion of a morphinan comprising an allyl alcohol ring moiety into a morphinan comprising a saturated ketone ring moiety by an isomerization reaction catalyzed by an allyl-transition metal catalyst.10-14-2010
20100261907Preparation of Saturated Ketone Morphinan Compounds - The present invention provides processes for the preparation of saturated ketone morphinan compounds. In particular, the invention provides processes for the conversion of a morphinan comprising an allyl alcohol ring moiety into a morphinan comprising a saturated ketone ring moiety by an isomerization reaction catalyzed by an inorganic salt of a late transition metal.10-14-2010
20110071299One-Pot Preparation of Hexahydroisoquinolines from Amides - The present invention provides an efficient process for the preparation of hexahydroisoquinolines from amides. In particular, the invention provides a good yielding, one-pot process for the synthesis of hexahydroisoquinolines.03-24-2011
20110071300One-Pot Preparation of Hexahydroisoquinolines from Dihydroisoquinolines - The present invention provides an efficient process for the preparation of hexahydroisoquinolines from dihydroisoquinolines. In particular, the invention provides a good yielding, one-pot process for the synthesis of hexahydroisoquinolines.03-24-2011
20110082297Process for the Preparation of Quaternary N-Alkyl Morphinan Alkaloid Salts - An improved process for the N-alkylation of tertiary morphinan alkaloid bases to form the corresponding quaternary morphinan alkaloid derivatives.04-07-2011
20110269963Preparation of Saturated Ketone Morphinan Compounds Having Low Metal Content - The present invention provides processes for the preparation of saturated ketone morphinan compounds from a morphinan comprising an allyl alcohol ring moiety, wherein the final product has a low metal content. In particular, the invention provides processes that utilize isomerization reactions catalyzed by transition metal catalysts and the subsequent removal of the transition metal using metal scavengers.11-03-2011
20120035366N-Demethylation of 6-Keto Morphinans - The present invention provides processes for the demethylation of an N-methyl morphinan comprising a ketone functional group. In particular, the invention provides methods for the protection of the ketone functional group such that impurities are not generated during the demethylation of the N-methyl morphinan.02-09-2012
20120035367Tandem Process for Preparing N-Alkyl Morphinans - The present invention provides processes for the preparation of N-alkyl morphinans without the isolation of nor-morphinan intermediates. In particular, the invention provides tandem hydrolysis/alkylation reactions for the synthesis of N-alkyl morphinans.02-09-2012
20130066080Production of Alkaloids without the Isolation of Intermediates - The invention relates to processes for the production of alkaloids without the isolation of intermediates.03-14-2013
20130137874One-Pot Preparation of Hexahydroisoquinolines from Amides - The present invention provides an efficient process for the preparation of hexahydroisoquinolines from amides. In particular, the invention provides a good yielding, one-pot process for the synthesis of hexahydroisoquinolines.05-30-2013
20130203999One Pot Process for Producing 6-Hydroxyl Nal-Opiate - The present invention provides processes for preparing nal-opiates without the isolation of intermediates. In general, the process provides for alkylation and reduction in the same pot to give the nal-opiate.08-08-2013
20150099773PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF QUATERNARY N-ALKYL MORPHINAN ALKALOID SALTS - An improved process for the N-alkylation of tertiary morphinan alkaloid bases to form the corresponding quaternary morphinan alkaloid derivatives.04-09-2015
20150126741CONVENIENT PREPARATION OF N-SUBSTITUTED MORPHINAN-6-OLS FROM MORPHINAN-6-ONES - Described herein are methods of preparing 6-hydroxy N-alkyl morphinan-6-ols from morphinan-6-ones, as illustrated below:05-07-2015
20150126742PRODUCTION OF 6-HYDROXY MORPHINANS WITHOUT THE ISOLATION OF INTERMEDIATES - The present invention provides a process for preparing a saturated 6,14-dihydroxy morphinan. The process comprises contacting an unsaturated 6-O-hydrocarbyl morphinan with hydrogen peroxide and an organic acid to form an unsaturated 6-keto-14-hydroxy morphinan. The unsaturated 6-keto-14-hydroxy morphinan is contacted with a first reducing agent to form an unsaturated 6,14-dihydroxy morphinan, and the unsaturated 6,14-dihydroxy morphinan is contacted with a second reducing agent to form the saturated 6,14-dihydroxy morphinan.05-07-2015
20150141649PREPARATION OF NORMORPHINANS - The present invention provides processes for preparing normorphinans from N-substituted morphinans. In particular, the invention provides methods for removing the N-substituent from the N-substituted morphinan to from a normorphinan carbamate, and then removing the carbamate functionality from the normorphinan carbamate to form the normorphinan.05-21-2015

Patent applications by Peter X. Wang, Creve Coeur, MO US

Peter X. Wang, Clarson Valley, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090156819Processes for the preparation of normorphinan salts - The invention provides a process for the conversion of opioid derivatives into normorphinan compounds useful for making “nal” compound analgesics and antagonists. In particular, the process may be used for the production of pure normorphinan salts from crude opioid substrates.06-18-2009

Peter Xianqi Wang, Chesterfield, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080262231Processes for Preparing Morphinans and Intermediates Thereof - The present invention is directed to processes for the synthesis of morphinans. In particular, a process for cyclizing a β,γ-bicyclic ketone compound to form a nordihydrothebainone product using the Grewe cyclization reaction is improved by forming a reaction mixture comprising a β,γ-bicyclic ketone compound, a cyclizing acid and a water scavenging cyclization additive. In one embodiment, the Grewe transformation occurs in the presence of an acid anhydride as the cyclization additive. Further, the present invention is directed to processes for converting α,β-bicyclic ketone compounds (e.g., by-products of the Grewe cyclization reaction) to β,γ-bicyclic ketone compounds, wherein the β,γ-bicyclic ketone compounds may be recovered to further undergo Grewe cyclization and form the nordihydrothebainone product.10-23-2008

Patent applications by Peter Xianqi Wang, Chesterfield, MO US

Qiheng Henry Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090204389Translation on Demand - A translation on demand (“TOD”), in one embodiment, receives a search request with a search term from a user in a native language across the Internet. The search term is translated into at least one foreign language using automatic translation software (“ATS”) according to specifications listed with the search request. After the search term is translated, a search with the search term in both native and foreign languages is performed. Once receipt of the outcome of the search, search results are displayed, wherein each entry or document of the search results also includes a brief description presented in the native language. The TOD system also generates multiple TOD price selections. The TOD price selections allow a user to place an order to translate a selected document. A translation job order for translating the selected document is then distributed for bidding over the network.08-13-2009

Rongsheng Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140243208COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING APTAMERS - The invention encompasses compositions and methods for selecting aptamers.08-28-2014

Rongsheng E. Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140248710THREE-COMPONENT BIOSENSORS FOR DETECTING MACROMOLECULES AND OTHER ANALYTES - The invention generally provides three-component molecular biosensors. The molecular biosensors are useful in several methods including in the identification and quantification of target molecules.09-04-2014
20150219668BIOSENSORS FOR DETECTING MACROMOLECULES AND OTHER ANALYTES - The invention generally provides three-component molecular biosensors. The molecular biosensors are useful in several methods including in the identification and quantification of target molecules.08-06-2015

Wei Wang, Creve Coeur, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120270954METHODS FOR MAINTAINING EYE HEALTH AND AMELIORATING OPTHALMIC MALADIES IN CANINES - The invention provides novel methods for maintaining eye health and ameliorating ophthalmic maladies in canines by administering to the canines an ophthalmic malady ameliorating amount of one or more carotenes. Generally, the carotenes are administered to the canines in amounts of from about 0.1 to about 5000 mg or in amounts of from about 0.1 to about 500 mg per day to ameliorate maladies such as impaired vision, cataracts, cloudy eye, retinal degeneration, eye injury caused by radiation, reducing or preventing a decline of social interaction, promoting overall health and wellness, improving the quality of life, and extending the prime for canines.10-25-2012
20140107218METHODS FOR MAINTAINING EYE HEALTH AND AMELIORATING OPTHALMIC MALADIES IN ANIMALS - The invention provides novel methods for maintaining eye health and ameliorating ophthalmic maladies in animals by administering to the animals an ophthalmic malady ameliorating amount of one or more polyamines. Generally, the polyamines are administered to the animals in amounts of from about 1 to about 200 mg/kg/day to ameliorate maladies such as cataracts and cloudy eye.04-17-2014
20150201830DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH ANIMAL EYE HEALTH - The invention provides methods and devices for securing the head of an animal in position while obtaining objective measurements associated with eye health. In one aspect, the devices comprise a rest for receiving a portion of the animal's head and a pole configured to enable the rest to pivot about a first axis of rotation and rotate about a second axis of rotation perpendicular to the first axis of rotation. In an embodiment, the rest can move up and down the second axis of rotation.07-23-2015

Patent applications by Wei Wang, Creve Coeur, MO US

Weiping Wang, Ballwin, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090038546Preparation of Cured in Place Liner Using Resin Impregnation Tower - A method of continuously impregnating a resin impregnable cured in place liner in a resin impregnation tower is provided. A cured in place liner having at least one layer of resin impregnable material is fed into the top of the tower, drawn down about a roller at the bottom, removed from the top of the tower and then wrapped with an outer impermeable coating. The tower is filled with resin at a suitable height to provide a sufficient pressure head of resin to impregnate the resin impregnable material fully. The impregnated liner is suitable for inversion or the pull-in-and-inflate method of installation. For liners formed with an inner impermeable layer, the liner is suitable for curing with steam.02-12-2009
20140110368COUPLER KNUCKLE PIN - An improved polymeric knuckle pin with at least one indented area that elastomer rings rest in. The indented area is strategically placed in an area on the shaft of the pin where the coupler-knuckle connection exerts impact, force, and stress on the pin. The elastomer rings in the indented area provide cushion to the pin from the impact, force, and stress, allow the pin to avoid hard contact with the coupler and knuckle, distribute the loads exerted by the coupler and knuckle more evenly, realign the coupler and knuckle positions, and protect the pin itself from surface cuts and scratches. The elastomer rings on the shaft of the pin improve the life of both the coupler-knuckle assembly and the pin.04-24-2014
20140174317BRAKE BEAM PADDLE CAPS - A brake beam assembly for a railway car truck includes a brake beam configured to be mounted between opposed side frames of the railway car truck, a strut extending from the brake beam and brake heads coupled to the brake beam proximate to right hand and left hand ends thereof. Each brake head holds a brake shoe configured to engage a wheel of the railway car truck. Paddles extend exterior of the brake heads. The paddles have distal ends received in corresponding guide brackets of the side frames to guide movement of the brake beam. Paddle caps cover the distal ends of the paddles. The paddle caps are configured to be received in brake beam wear liners in corresponding side frames of the railway car truck. The paddle caps have a lower coefficient of friction than the paddles.06-26-2014
20140190307RAILCAR HANDBRAKE WHEEL - A railcar handbrake wheel of polymeric composition including an outer ring connected to a hub by at least two spokes. The hub containing an insert or core molded into the hub. The core is a shaft member having a first end and a second end, with a head connected to the first end. The head on the first end of the core having a greater cross-sectional area than the second end of the core. The core containing an opening extending from the first end to the second end.07-10-2014

Patent applications by Weiping Wang, Ballwin, MO US

Weirong Wang, Chesterfield, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080296996End Cap For Segmented Stator - A stator for an electromagnetic machine includes a plurality of discrete and individually wound stator segments having end caps positioned on the segments. The end caps have legs for positioning the end cap on the segments with an interference fit. The end caps have angled surfaces to facilitate winding of wire on the segments. The end caps have male and female couplings that mate together to couple adjacent segments together. The end caps have fingers and slots for aligning the segments on substantially the same plane. The end caps have wire isolation features, including hooks, shelves and ledges, for separating the interconnect wires routed on the stator to electrically interconnect the segments. The segments include scalloped contours on their outer edges for draining oil, and the end caps have passages for draining oil.12-04-2008
20080315715ROTOR CORE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR - A rotor core assembly for an electric motor includes a stack of laminations and first and second end plates disposed at opposite ends of the stack of laminations. A plurality of concentric fastener holes extend through the laminations and the end plates for receiving stainless steel pins. Each pin has a head against one of the end plates, and each pin has spaced apart grooves thereon extending from the other end plate. A stainless steel collar engages each of the pins and contacts one of the end plates. Each collar has a deformed portion in at least one of the grooves of the pin.12-25-2008

Patent applications by Weirong Wang, Chesterfield, MO US

Wierong Wang, Chesterfield, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140127056PHASE WINDING AND CONNECTION METHODS FOR THREE PHASE DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINES - A stator having a first set of phase windings formed by wrapping a conducting wire in a first direction about first, second, and third teeth, a second set of phase windings formed by wrapping, separately in a second direction opposite the first direction, the conducting wire about fourth, fifth, and sixth teeth, a first interconnect wire extending between the winding on the first tooth and the winding on the fourth tooth, a second interconnect wire extending between the winding on the second tooth and the winding on the fifth tooth, a third interconnect wire extending between the winding on the third tooth and the winding on the sixth tooth, and a connection that connects the first, second, and third interconnect wires together.05-08-2014

Xiaojun Wang, St. Charles, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130209391FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to functionalized polymers including homopolymers and copolymers and their uses in industrial applications and in agricultural applications. In particular, the homopolymers and copolymers may be, for example, used in polymer blends, used as nutritives and in feed compositions, and used in combination with a pharmaceutical or nutritive.08-15-2013
20130209392HETEROATOM CONTAINING CYCLIC DIMERS - The present invention provides cyclic dimers of alpha acids and polymers derived therefrom. Also provided are processes for preparing and methods of using the cyclic dimers and the polymers derived from the cyclic dimers.08-15-2013
20150157577MATRIX AND LAYER COMPOSITIONS FOR PROTECTION OF BIOACTIVES - The invention relates to matrix and layer compositions comprising a first polymer. The matrix and layer compositions are useful in the delivery of bioactives. In particular, the matrices and layers may have advantageous properties including mechanical properties and protection of bioactives and may also provide for pH-dependent release of a bioactive.06-11-2015
20150191444HETEROATOM CONTAINING CYCLIC DIMERS - The present invention provides cyclic dimers of alpha acids and polymers derived therefrom. Also provided are processes for preparing and methods of using the cyclic dimers and the polymers derived from the cyclic dimers.07-09-2015

Xiaoli Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150352063Drug for Killing Acid-Fast (Red) Bacillus - Disclosed is a drug for killing acid-fast (red) 12-10-2015

Xiaowei Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20140243219METHODS AND SIGNATURES FOR OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER PROGNOSIS - Methods for determining the prognosis of a subject with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma are described, as well as miRNAs and panels of prognostic miRNAs that are used in the methods.08-28-2014
20150099793RATIONAL DESIGN OF microRNA-siRNA CHIMERAS FOR MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TARGET SUPPRESSION - The present disclosure encompasses methods for rational design of microRNA and small interfering RNA chimeras and compositions and methods of use thereof.04-09-2015

Xiaoyu Wang, Columbia, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120221572CONTEXTUAL WEIGHTING AND EFFICIENT RE-RANKING FOR VOCABULARY TREE BASED IMAGE RETRIEVAL - Systems and methods are disclosed to search for a query image, by detecting local invariant features and local descriptors; retrieving best matching images by quantizing the local descriptors with a vocabulary tree; and reordering retrieved images with results from the vocabulary tree quantization.08-30-2012
20120243789FAST IMAGE CLASSIFICATION BY VOCABULARY TREE BASED IMAGE RETRIEVAL - Systems and methods are disclosed to categorize images by detecting local features for each image; applying a tree structure to index local features in the images; and extracting a rank list of candidate images with category tags based on a tree indexing structure to estimate a label of a query image.09-27-2012
20130336581MULTI-CUE OBJECT DETECTION AND ANALYSIS - Foreground objects of interest are distinguished from a background model by dividing a region of interest of a video data image into a grid array of individual cells that are each smaller than that a foreground object of interest. More particularly, image data of the foreground object of interest spans a contiguous plurality of the cells. Each of the cells are labeled as foreground if accumulated edge energy within the cell meets an edge energy threshold, if color intensities for different colors within each cell differ by a color intensity differential threshold, or as a function of combinations of said determinations in view of one or more combination rules.12-19-2013
20150063689MULTI-CUE OBJECT DETECTION AND ANALYSIS - Foreground objects of interest are distinguished from a background model by dividing a region of interest of a video data image into a grid array of individual cells. Each of the cells are labeled as foreground if accumulated edge energy within the cell meets an edge energy threshold, or if color intensities for different colors within each cell differ by a color intensity differential threshold, or as a function of combinations of said determinations.03-05-2015

Patent applications by Xiaoyu Wang, Columbia, MO US

Xing Wang, Wildwood, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130029377RECOMBINANT APOA-1M FROM ENGINEERED BACTERIA - Apolipoprotein A-1 Milano (ApoA-1M), the protein component of a high-density lipoprotein (HDL) mimic with promising potential for reduction of atherosclerotic plaque, is produced on a large scale by expression in 01-31-2013
20140051104METHODS FOR PROTEIN PURIFICATION AND ANALYSIS - Methods to separate complex protein mixtures into individual proteins while maintaining protein function or enzyme activity are disclosed. They are designed to provide high resolution and efficient recovery of the functional proteins. The purified proteins may be analyzed with functional assays including enzymatic activities.02-20-2014
20150119266ANTIBODY ARRAY USED FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS AND ITS PRODUCTION - This invention relates to an antibody array for the analysis of the three-dimensional structure of a protein. It includes the development and production of the antibody array and methods of using the array to analyze the three-dimensional structure of a protein as well as to compare the three-dimensional structure of two proteins, for example, a therapeutic protein and a biosimilar, to determine if the two proteins are similar.04-30-2015

Patent applications by Xing Wang, Wildwood, MO US

Xuefei Wang, Creve Coeur, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110230372GENE EXPRESSION CLASSIFIERS FOR RELAPSE FREE SURVIVAL AND MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE IMPROVE RISK CLASSIFICATION AND OUTCOME PREDICTION IN PEDIATRIC B-PRECURSOR ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA - The present invention relates to the identification of genetic markers patients with leukemia, especially including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at high risk for relapse, especially high risk B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) and associated methods and their relationship to therapeutic outcome. The present invention also relates to diagnostic, prognostic and related methods using these genetic markers, as well as kits which provide microchips and/or immunoreagents for performing analysis on leukemia patients.09-22-2011

Xuemin Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100037351Alteration of Phospholipase De (PLDe) or Phospholipase Da3 (PLD a3) Expression in Plants - Transgenic plants and seeds with altered expression of phospholipase Dε (PLDε) are described, i.e., plants and seeds either overexpressing or underexpressing PLDε. Methods for producing such transgenic plants and for increasing a plant's ability to capture and utilize nitrogen, increasing a plant's biomass production, increasing the yield of a plant or increasing a plant's ability to grow under hyperosmotic stress by overexpressing PLDε are also disclosed. Further disclosed are transgenic plants and seeds which overexpress phospholipase D alpha3 (PLDα3), methods for producing such transgenic plants and seeds, and methods for increasing a plant's ability to grow under hyperosmotic stress by overexpressing phospholipase D alpha3.02-11-2010
20130310585METHOD FOR INCREASING PLANT OIL PRODUCTION - The present invention provides a new and improved method for increasing plant seed oil content by seed-specific manipulation of PLD ζ expression The inventive method is applicable to a variety of plant species, such as 11-21-2013

Yanwen Wang, Rolla, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080308197Secondary processing of structures derived from AL-RE-TM alloys - A method for processing a metal part includes extruding an Al-RE-TM alloy to form an extruded part, heating the extruded part, and applying a compressive strain greater than about 50% on the heated part.12-18-2008

Yubao Wang, Rolla, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120164390PROCESSES TO PATTERN SMALL FEATURES FOR ADVANCED PATTERNING NEEDS - Methods of forming microelectronic structure are provided. The methods comprise the formation of T-shaped structures using a controlled undercutting process, and the deposition of a selectively etchable composition into the undercut areas of the T-shaped structures. The T-shaped structures are subsequently removed to yield extremely small undercut-formed features that conform to the width and optionally the height of the undercut areas of the T-shaped structures. These methods can be combined with other conventional patterning methods to create structures having extremely small feature sizes regardless of the wavelength of light used for patterning.06-28-2012
20120264056METHOD OF MAKING RADIATION-SENSITIVE SOL-GEL MATERIALS - Radiation-sensitive sol-gel compositions are provided, along with methods of forming microelectronic structures and the structures thus formed. The compositions comprise a sol-gel compound and a base generator dispersed or dissolved in a solvent system. The sol-gel compound comprises recurring monomeric units comprising silicon with crosslinkable moieties bonded to the silicon. Upon exposure to radiation, the base generator generates a strong base, which crosslinks the sol-gel compound in the compositions to yield a crosslinked layer that is insoluble in developers or solvents. The unexposed portions of the layer can be removed to yield a patterned sol-gel layer. The invention can be used to form patterns from sol-gel materials comprising features having feature sizes of less than about 1 μm.10-18-2012
20130011630METAL-OXIDE FILMS FROM SMALL MOLECULES FOR LITHOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS - Metal-oxide films for lithographic applications are provided. The films are formed from compositions comprising metal-oxide precursor compounds including metals and metalloids other than silicon. These films are easily produced and can be modified with a variety of ligands, including alkoxides, phenoxides, carboxylates, beta-diketones, and beta-ketoesters.01-10-2013
20130089716SPIN-ON CARBON COMPOSITIONS FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESSING - The invention described herein is directed towards spin-on carbon materials comprising polyamic acid compositions and a crosslinker in a solvent system. The materials are useful in trilayer photolithography processes. Films made with the inventive compositions are not soluble in solvents commonly used in lithographic materials, such as, but not limited to PGME, PGMEA, and cyclohexanone. However, the films can be dissolved in developers commonly used in photolithography. In one embodiment, the films can be heated at high temperatures to improve the thermal stability for high temperature processing. Regardless of the embodiment, the material can be applied to a flat/planar or patterned surface. Advantageously, the material exhibits a wiggling resistance during pattern transfer to silicon substrate using fluorocarbon etch.04-11-2013
20130273330SILICON HARDMASK LAYER FOR DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY - Compositions for directed self-assembly patterning techniques are provided which avoid the need for separate anti-reflective coatings and brush neutral layers in the process. Methods for directed self-assembly are also provided in which a self-assembling material, such as a directed self-assembly block copolymer, can be applied directly to the silicon hardmask neutral layer and then self-assembled to form the desired pattern. Directed self-assembly patterned structures are also disclosed herein.10-17-2013
20140356593SPIN-ON CARBON COMPOSITIONS FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESSING - The invention described herein is directed towards spin-on carbon materials comprising polyamic acid compositions and a crosslinker in a solvent system. The materials are useful in trilayer photolithography processes. Films made with the inventive compositions are not soluble in solvents commonly used in lithographic materials, such as, but not limited to PGME, PGMEA, and cyclohexanone. However, the films can be dissolved in developers commonly used in photolithography. In one embodiment, the films can be heated at high temperatures to improve the thermal stability for high temperature processing. Regardless of the embodiment, the material can be applied to a flat/planar or patterned surface. Advantageously, the material exhibits a wiggling resistance during pattern transfer to silicon substrate using fluorocarbon etch.12-04-2014

Patent applications by Yubao Wang, Rolla, MO US

Zebin Wang, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20150190318EMULSIFYING AGENT FOR USE IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS - An emulsifying agent comprising an amount of soy whey protein is disclosed herein, the soy whey protein having been isolated from processing streams. The emulsifying agent is especially suitable for producing a personal care product or industrial product.07-09-2015
20150223498EMULSIFYING AGENT FOR USE IN FOOD COMPOSITIONS - An emulsifying agent comprising an amount of soy whey protein is disclosed herein, the soy whey protein having been isolated from processing streams. The emulsifying agent is especially suitable for producing a food product.08-13-2015
20150246332FOAMING AGENT FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS - A foaming agent comprising an amount of soy whey protein is disclosed herein, the soy whey protein having been isolated from processing streams. The foaming agent is especially suitable for producing a personal care product or an industrial product.09-03-2015
20150272170FOAMING AGENT FOR USE IN FOOD COMPOSITIONS - A foaming agent comprising an amount of soy whey protein is disclosed herein, the soy whey protein having been isolated from processing streams. The foaming agent is especially suitable for producing a food product.10-01-2015

Zebin Wang, Fenton, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110236545Non-Dairy Creamers Comprising Protein Hydrolysate Compositions and Method for Producing the Non-Dairy Creamers - The present invention provides soy based non-dairy compositions and the method for producing the soy based non-dairy compositions. In particular, the soy based non-dairy compositions comprise soy protein hydrolysate compositions in non-dairy coffee creamers.09-29-2011

Zhepeng Wang, Ballwin, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080300168INHIBITION OF MIGRATION AND INDUCTION OF CELL DEATH BY THE TYPE II COLLAGEN AMINO PROPEPTIDES - The present invention provides combinations and methods for inducing cell death, inhibiting angiogenesis, and inhibiting cell migration. In particular, the present invention provides methods for inducing cell death in a cell expressing an αvβ3 and/or an αvβ5 integrin.12-04-2008
20100278724INHIBITION OF MIGRATION AND INDUCTION OF CELL DEATH BY THE TYPE II COLLAGEN AMINO PROPEPTIDES - The present invention provides combinations and methods for inducing cell death, inhibiting angiogenesis, and inhibiting cell migration. In particular, the present invention provides methods for inducing cell death in a cell expressing an αvβ3 and/or an αvβ5 integrin.11-04-2010
20120196364INHIBITION OF MIGRATION AND INDUCTION OF CELL DEATH BY THE TYPE II COLLAGEN AMINO PROPEPTIDES - The present invention provides combinations and methods for inducing cell death, inhibiting angiogenesis, and inhibiting cell migration. In particular, the present invention provides methods for inducing cell death in a cell expressing an αvβ3 and/or an αvβ5 integrin.08-02-2012

Patent applications by Zhepeng Wang, Ballwin, MO US

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